entrance

entrance
noun
1 (C) a door, gate etc that you go through to enter a place
(+ to/of): the main entrance to the school —opposite exit 1
2 (countable usually singular) the act of entering a place or room: Their conversation was interrupted by the entrance of four visitors.
3 (U) permission to become a member of or become involved in a profession, university, society etc: entrance examinations | gain entrance to: By some chance he gained entrance to the Indian Civil Service.
4 (U) the right or ability to go into a place: entrance fees | gain entrance to: No one is sure how the men gained entrance to the factory.
5 make your/an entrance
a) to come on to the stage in a play: The hero doesn't make his entrance until Act II, Scene 2.
b) to enter a room, especially in a way that makes everyone notice you: Lady Elizabeth made a noisy entrance.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • Entrance — En trance, n. [OF. entrance, fr. OF. & F. entrant, p. pr. of entrer to enter. See {Enter}.] 1. The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • entrance — [n1] a way into a place access, approach, archway, avenue, corridor, door, doorway, entry, entryway, gate, gateway, hall, hallway, ingress, inlet, lobby, opening, passage, passageway, path, porch, port, portal, portico, staircase, threshold,… …   New thesaurus

  • entrance — Ⅰ. entrance [1] ► NOUN 1) an opening that allows access to a place. 2) an act of entering. 3) the right, means, or opportunity to enter. Ⅱ. entrance [2] ► VERB …   English terms dictionary

  • entrance — entrance1 [en′trəns] n. [ME entraunce < OFr entrant, prp. of entrer: see ENTER] 1. the act or point of entering [to make an entrance] 2. a place for entering; door, gate, etc. 3. permission, right, or power to enter; admission entrance2 [en… …   English World dictionary

  • Entrance — En*trance , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entranced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entrancing}.] [Pref. en + trance.] 1. To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects. [1913 Webster] Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore from field and to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • entrance — [ɑ̃tʀɑ̃s] n. f. ÉTYM. Déb. XIVe; de entrer. ❖ ♦ Vieux ou régional. 1 Le fait de commencer; entrée en matière (Proust, in T. L. F.). 2 (1853, Sand) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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